Where did the Town name "Arlington" come from?
Based on info from Wikipedia in Summer 2013
1. Arlington was a village in Gloucestershire England
2. John Curtis II from Arlington in England moved to Northumberland County Virginia and built a 4 story brick mansion in 1675 - he named it "Arlington"
3. "Arlington" was abandoned after 50 years
4. John Curtis III, the great great grandson of John Curtis II, built an estate near Washington DC and named it "Arlington House"
5. "Arlington House" was later owned by General Robert E Lee. Nearby property became a national cemetery (later to be named "Arlington National Cemetery").